tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23244765591415763792023-03-14T19:09:00.535-07:00Weekday ChefHAVING FUN WITH FOOD IN MY KITCHEN! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-4316985148960944382016-09-01T20:40:00.004-07:002016-09-01T20:40:40.201-07:00Fall and Halloween Decorating <br />
Halloween is just around the corner! It is my favorite for decorating. So I need to get out all my Halloween Decorating boxes and get myself BUSY! I have realized that I have a decorating obsession. I need to start to simplify now that I have downsized. I simply don't have that many surfaces to display my cute Halloween JUNK anymore! But it is one of the things I most enjoy too.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And I really just love Halloween. It's my favorite holiday of all. Maybe it's because as a kid I was a candy-holic. Maybe I love dressing up. Maybe I love dressing up AND getting candy. That must be it. Here's my Skeleton Bundt cake. He's so scary! but he tasted sooooo good! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for now I'll pick and choose some of my favorites. It will probably take me a week to finish decorating. But it will be lots of fun for me too. And my classroom kids will love it. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://yeringtonflowers.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-decorating.html">At Yeringtonflowers</a> they did a cute Fall table decoration grouping. Just simple mason jars<br />
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Candy corn and apples make a great base for decorating for fall. Just fill a mason jar with tissue paper. Then on the space between the tissue paper and the glass put a layer of candy corn. Or put a smaller jar inside and do same thing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elleinteriorsaz.blogspot.com/2010/10/fall-decor-for-contemporary-home.html">Elle Interiors </a> had the idea to use green apples in a glass trifle bowl to decorate.<br />
I love the "green apple" colored candle too! <a href="http://www.front-porch-ideas-and-more.com/decorative-pumpkins.html" style="font-size: medium;">Front-porch-ideas-and-more</a><span style="font-size: small;"> had this cute idea! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fall and Halloween Decorating. This cute windowscape is from <a href="http://www.findhomedecors.com/home-fall-decorating-ideas_57ac05252699d-jpg/" target="_blank">Find home decors.com</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Use gold metallic spray paint on real </span><span style="font-size: small;">pumpkins </span><span style="font-size: small;">for a dash of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">sparkle. I think I'll try that for my fireplace area this year. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">How cool is THAT look? </span><span style="color: orange;">it's cool alright....</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://itsablogparty.com/fall-get-together-party-2/">It's a blog party</a> did a simple but beautiful fall mantle that looks easy to copy...<br />
I love the leaves, pods and<br />
acorns strung along in an easy twine garland too. <br />
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A<a href="http://antsi-pants.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-subway-art.html">ntsi-pants</a> has this FREE printable Fall Subway Art project. SUPER. CUTE!<br />
What is it about Fall colors that are just so appealing?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://purestylehome.blogspot.com/2008/10/fall-decorating-ideas.html">Pure Style Home</a> did another fall fruits in glass idea that I loved.<br />
I'm going to be looking for some of these glass domes.<br />
I think they are cool and you could use them for every season.<br />
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<a href="http://nesthandmade.com/">Nest Handmade</a> has an easy Christmas Ball Wreath tutorial on how to make this<br />
beautiful and welcoming addition to anybody's front porch!<br />
And Hobby Lobby has all the Christmas balls stacked in the aisles already!ve this o</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, and who could resist just a plain old pile of pumpkins and some straw hay bales or an old cornstalk.<br />
And if that's not enough, how about a cute grandkid in the mix? Yeah....she makes my day.<br />
Love her. Happy decorating. Gotta love a little <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-35441773555236952352016-08-11T07:00:00.000-07:002016-08-12T10:43:58.676-07:00Chicken and Dumplings with Jiffy Biscuit Mix <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here I am hanging out at the Bear Lake cabin and I wanted to do some chicken and dumplings. Using a Jiffy Mix will make it a very easy meal! Chicken and Dumplings is a great comfort food when you want something filling and delicious. Make a side salad and you have a yummy meal for a crowd, or for just a few.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cows are out in the pasture across the road. I love hearing their mooing while I'm sitting out on the deck. It is soothing and the scenery can't be beat. </td></tr>
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I like using Jiffy mix the best for my dumplings. It is always fluffy and yummy and it is not very expensive. I think I paid 50 cents for the box. And the best part is I always have it on hand up here at the cabin because we do a lot of pancakes and waffle making for breakfast at Bear Lake.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pond out front usually has ducks in it too but I think the cows scared them all off for now. It is still fun to hang out and watch the birds and the cows and nature all around us. I love hanging out at the cabin in the summertime. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recipe: Chicken and Dumplings with Jiffy Mix</span>(Adapted from Rachel Ray's recipe <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/chicken-and-dumplings-recipe.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></h2>
1 1/4 cups rotisserie chicken cut into pieces<br />
1 finely diced onion, fried in 1 T olive oil till translucent<br />
3 carrots finely shopped<br />
2 celery stalks diced<br />
1 cob of corn sliced off the cob (or 1/2 cup frozen corn)<br />
1 can cream of chicken soup<br />
1/4 cup sour cream<br />
2 cans or 1 quart chicken broth<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
lemon pepper to taste<br />
1/2 cup frozen peas (optional ...if you like them... I like corn better)<br />
Small Boxed Mix of Jiffy biscuits<br />
1/2 cup water for biscuits<br />
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Fry up onions till tender. Cut up all veggies and the chicken and place in a big dutch oven pot. Add wet ingredients and onions and bring to a boil. Add spices. Mix up Jiffy Biscuits and add them in small plum sized clumps to the hot soup. Cover pot and simmer on low for 8 to 10 minutes until dumplings are cakey inside. Add a few sprinkles of flour to your soup broth if you want it thicker. Serves 6 to 8.<br />
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By the way, I use the tiniest biscuit cutter in this set to make round blobs of dumplings for my soup. But you could also just make biscuits to go with the soup if you prefer them to dumplings. Enjoy! I've got one more week of summer and then back to school for me. Whaaaa.....(ugly crying sounds).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">This Peach Pie with fresh peaches is delicious for a summer dessert! Fresh Peaches are now in season too!<br />
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I love a Peach Pie with fresh peaches off the tree. I went to a farmer's market yesterday and got a big bunch of them since my old peach tree isn't doing so well this year and I only got a few good ones.<br />
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I got some peach Jello too. It makes an easy and yummy fast glaze for the fresh peach pie. The whole pie takes less than 30 minutes to bake and make if you use the Jello glaze method. Top it with fresh whipped cream and you have such a wonderful afternoon snack or dessert for dinner tonight!<br />
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This Peach Pie is very easy and quick. The hardest part of this peach pie is the crust. And whipping up some fresh whipped cream. My hubs loves the REAL STUFF! But you could use Cool Whip in a pinch too. Even vanilla ice cream would be a good topper.<br />
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Our peach tree harvest, of course, had nothing but about 12 peaches again. What is fair in that? I hate my peach tree even though it is beautiful 90% of the year.<br />
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I found this recipe that I liked and tried. It is from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/fresh-peach-pie">Taste of Home.</a> I have a magazine subscription to Taste of Home and it is fun to see the pictures of yummy food each month.<br />
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The finished peach pie is simply mouth watering. It is one of my very favorite pies. I love it! And I'm so trying to be good and not eat too many sweets this lazy summer. But here I am again, Bad Pattie.<br />
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The glaze is so similar to Strawberry Pie Glaze I've made a few times. My recipe for Strawberry Pie is <a href="http://weekdaychef.blogspot.com/2013/05/strawberry-pie.html" target="_blank">here.</a> Once you have made a pie shell and baked it (I used Paula Deen's pie crust recipe but it is loaded with butter as you can imagine. But it is good. Her pie crust recipe is <a href="http://www.pauladeen.com/paulas-perfect-pie-crust" target="_blank">HERE at Paula Deen.com.</a><br />
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Then cool the shell and start making your glaze.<br />
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PEACH PIE GLAZE<br />
3/4 cup sugar<br />
1 cup water<br />
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch<br />
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Boil for 2 minutes. Then take off heat and add 1 small box of peach jello. Whisk it for a minute until dissolved. Then chill for 10 minutes then pour over 4 cups of sliced, fresh peaches in a baked pie shell. Top with whipped cream. Slicers are hard to find. Here is one I have liked using to make my cuts professional looking.<br />
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While your baked pie shell is cooling, peel your peaches and slice them up. I did about 10 small peaches. Some were bruised so I only used half of some. And some were small to medium. If you were using larger fruits you could get by with less. Use about 4 cups to make a yummy tall pie.<br />
Lay them over the cooled pie crust and then pour the glaze over the top. Chill for 1/2 hour. Then serve with whipped cream.<br />
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This pie is truly divine. It will be gone before you know it. And it is worth every calorie! Yum.<br />
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<tr><td>One of my favorite things to eat for Sunday dinner is Pecan Crusted Salmon Fillets. My mom used to make salmon loaf when I was a kid and I loved it. This is an even yummier way to make salmon. I loved using old bread and mixing it up with honey and mustard and pecans. It adds a sweet crunch to the Salmon. It is sooooo delicious. It is even great the next day for lunch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Here is one of my very favorite dinners, baked Pecan Crusted Salmon! </td></tr>
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My daughter turned me on to this recipe from ALLRECIPES.com called <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baked-dijon-salmon/detail.aspx#">Baked Dijon Salmon</a>. It has bread crumbs, honey and mustard, and chopped pecans. It is wonderful with garlic red potatoes and fresh fruit salad. And it is pretty healthy (except for the butter on the potatoes) but hey, I'm a butter girl. I can't help myself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't this Pecan Crusted Salmon just tempting looking? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I start by mixing up the bread crumbs with chopped pecans, a little mustard and honey mixed in...</td></tr>
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Here is my adapted recipe for Pecan Crusted Salmon:<br />
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I like to buy the salmon fillets from Costco, individually wrapped. They are so easy and economical. And they always taste fresh. I am never disappointed. And the salmon is light and flaky and never fishy tasting. This is a favorite dinner of mine.<br />
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And I had to make a yummy dessert to go with it. I love this chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. If you want my recipe and how I make this devilish dessert link <a href="http://weekdaychef.blogspot.com/2013/03/st-patricks-day-decorating-and-peanut.html">HERE</a>. IT IS VERY EVIL GOOD!<br />
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Don't you want a bite? You know you want to! Oh my GOSH so sinfully yummy. I need to invite somebody over so we don't eat all of this ourselves! I know I won't have much self control when it comes to peanut butter anything.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-79246061749431841402016-05-15T06:30:00.000-07:002016-05-15T21:42:47.233-07:00Easy Pulled Pork in the OvenMy favorite quick way to do pulled pork is of course order take-out from Texas Roadhouse! They have a $9.00 pound of pork and they will include extra sauce and a dozen rolls! It is a steal!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy Pulled Pork in the Oven is an easy weeknight meal. It is less expensive than buying takeout and really pretty quick if you do it in the oven. The secret is the tender meat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My hubs calls them "toaster leavin's" from an episode where Al Bundy talks about his BBQ seasonings on Married with Children, back in the day. Remember the one where they had a BBQ inside of the grocery store with beach chairs and a blow up pool? Well, it was a pretty funny one. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I add some brown sugar to the top. Then I add about 1/2 cup water and put foil over the top and let it cook for 1 1/2 hours at 350. Then I check it and cut it apart into 1 inch slices pulling later. Then I add the BBQ sauce and let those juices do their thing melding with the BBQ sauce together for another 30 minutes or 60 minutes depending on how big it is. Then check to see if it is tender and done. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some yummy fruits on skewers to go with my pulled pork sandwiches. Blackberries were on sale at my Sprouts Farmer's Market. I love blackberries! I have a few vines in the backyard but they are not doing very well. Bah! I really do think I have a black thumb. But at least my pulled pork turns out every single time! Yummo. </td></tr>
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I was at the Pinner's Conference last Saturday and I got the best and yummiest Cranberry Relish recipe from the Our Best Bites ladies.<br />
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It is made from a bag of fresh cranberries chopped up in a food processor. Then add a diced apple and a cut up orange, peels and all. Then add 2 cups of sugar. That sounded like a lot to me. But then after she pulsed it all in a food processor they passed around the relish. Oh my gosh it was sooooo gooooood!<br />
Recipe for Cranberry Relish<br />
1 bag of fresh cranberries chopped fine<br />
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Mix all in a food processor and pulse till fine. That's IT!<br />
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I have to try making it myself. It was refreshing to eat with a spoon, and she said it was even better as a spread on turkey sandwiches. I think it would also be good on crackers like Wheat Thins.<br />
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I have another recipe I use with fresh cranberries called Cranberry Cilantro Salsa. It is great over a brick of cream cheese and surrounded by crackers for a party. Now I have two of these fun recipes that would make great party dips over cream cheese.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-30607648264178182772015-10-25T06:30:00.000-07:002015-10-24T09:52:03.878-07:00Halloween Brownie Skeletons If you want to make somebody happy this Halloween make some Halloween Brownie Skeletons! My grandkids love baking with me. And they will love making these. They can do everything but the faces and hands and arms. It is fun to put them all together too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween Brownie Skeletons are so cute and they make up as skinny treats so they will go far. This cookie sheet (Costco's large cookie sheets) made 21 treats. </td></tr>
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The bodies are just made from yogurt or white chocolate covered pretzels. I then bought some white chocolate disks from Michaels Craft Store. Those make the heads. The rest is just chocolate and vanilla icing in a piping bag using a very small round tip to make the little faces and arms and legs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm all ready for the Halloween Party now! I made this cute little Toy Story Jessie costume out of some yellow felt glue gunned onto a white shirt and I topped it with some red braid. The cow material is just pinned to my favorite jeans. It turned out cute with the little red hat.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Halloween Scone Tacos are made from Mountain Mills Scone Mix. You can get it at Costco and I think at Walmart too. It is an easy mix to make Yummy Scones for Halloween night before your little critters run all over the street eating lots of too tempting junk! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried rolling out the dough and making a "pumpkin shape using a cookie cutter. But alas, when I fried them up and covered them with the chili fixins, they kinda disappeared. But the kids won't know that! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are my sad little "pumpkins". Hey, what happened to my stem? Looks more like a blob to me. But again, the kids will never know if you call them Halloween Pumpkin Scones. Hey, maybe these would be good with Einsteins Pumpkin Shmear? I shoulda thought of that! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This stuff is to die for good. It's my new favorite thing. I eat the pumpkin Shmear on toast, bagels, fingers, anything! It would be GREAT on scones! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But chili and all the taco toppings are also great on scones! I think I used leftover chili for these scones, but you could also used canned. I like corn in my chili, but the hubs does not. I try to hide veggies in things like casseroles and soups and chilis. Otherwise we don't eat them enough. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I put cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers on mine since I ran out of lettuce. (gotta have a green vegetable, right?) lol </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next I want to figure out how to make this pretzel bark. Yummo. </td></tr>
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I'm going to try to figure out what else would be good on a scone beside chili, pumpkin cream cheese, and honey butter. In the meantime I'm trying not to chow down on all of the Halloween candy I've bought. It is really hard!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-5217174030648067192015-10-20T16:56:00.001-07:002015-10-22T16:08:06.334-07:00Halloween Finger Foods <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love Halloween. I love decorating for it, partying on the day in a costume, and making fun and scary finger foods for all my guests to enjoy. Especially my little grandkiddos. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute table decor can be as simple as a jar of candy corn. Isn't this so cute? My daughter put a jar inside the jar and just has the in between area filled with candy corn! Genius! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or decorate your chairs with simple pumpkin chairbacks made from orange felt. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everybody loves scarecrow cupcakes. This would be a great finger food for any fall party. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or individual pecan pies made in cupcake tins. Super easy and yummy. A good recipe for these is <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/15862/pecan-pie-tarts/">at All Recipes.com. </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add a little pizzaz to your chips and salsa by getting these orange and black tortilla chips that are in the stores now. But hurry because they go fast! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went a little crazy on the Halloween cupcakes a few years ago. Check out the blog for tutorials on all of them. The tutorial and more pictures are <a href="http://weekdaychef.blogspot.com/2012/10/halloween-cupcakes-and-brownies.html">HERE. </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the spiderweb ones we later added spider rings we got from Walmart. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My very favorite party finger food is potato skins. They are always a hit. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These brownies I decorated with yogurt covered pretzels, white chocolate disks for heads and then used white icing in a small round tip for the rest. They were fun. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pigs in a blanket are always a hit. Find some hot dogs you like and cut them into thirds. Then wrap them with Crescent roll dough and bake. Mustard and catsup bowls for dipping the pigs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin breads cut up into half slices are always easy as well as cream cheese ham and onion roll ups. Recipe I use is from Lee Drummond <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/holiday-roll-ups.html">HERE </a> only I add pieces of ham or bits of bacon to mine. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buy some store bought pies with the whip cream or meringue on top and just draw black spiderweb over it. Add a plastic spider. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veggies and dip are always popular as are fresh salads. You can always do a salad bar and ask a few friends to bring one too. Then make homemade rolls and fresh butter. That's a fun party. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muffins of all kinds are great party foods. Add your favorite soups. Or better yet buy some bread bowls from your local market and ask them to make them half size. That also makes fun party foods. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everybody likes apple wedges and caramel dipping sauce. This on was really rich and caramelly. Here is a recipe for the one I use <a href="http://weekdaychef.blogspot.com/search/label/8%20Minute%20Caramel%20Dipping%20Sauce">HERE. </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These glazed donuts from Krispy Kreme. Just add the vampire plastic teeth and 2 chocolate chips to each one for a cute vampire donut. Kids loved these at my classroom Halloween Party. But they loved the sugar cookies even better. And they were probably cheaper.<br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: x-large;"><b>HAPPY HALLOWEEN all you ghouls and goblins! </b></span></td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-87732357775459686502015-07-10T10:30:00.001-07:002015-07-10T14:09:37.432-07:00Strawberry Freezer Jam and Homemade Bread<br />
Strawberry Freezer Jam<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a really fun night making homemade Strawberry Freezer Jam as a group of women at church a few weeks ago. I just have gotten around to catching up on blogging about it. I learned a lot from some experts. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Strawberry Freezer Jam was to die for good. And to make it even BETTER we put it on homemade warm bread just out of the oven. What could be more delicious than that? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladys made the yummy bread. It was wheat bread and it was soft and spongy and wonderful. Mine always turns out like a brick. But she did give us a few tips. She uses bread flour and fresh yeast. That could be my problem right there. And she also uses crisco instead of oil or melted butter. Hmmm.....worth a try. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda made and taught us how to do the Strawberry Freezer Jam. I've made it before just using the package. She did use the package directions also. But I guess there are lots of pectins to choose from. This is her favorite pectin. </td></tr>
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STRAWBERRY FREEZER JAM RECIPE<br />
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">2 cups</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">crushed fresh strawberries</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">4 cups</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">sugar</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 (1.75 ounce) package</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">dry pectin</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">3/4 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">water</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can also use low sugar pectin and use 1 less cup of sugar. Lots of reviews on recipe boards suggest this. I did think the jam was a little sweet but I actually love that. yummy. So do what is your taste. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Get the ripest strawberries that you can and use them the same day you buy the berries so they are perfect. We made this jam in June so it may not have been the best summer month. But you can often find sweet strawberries this summer at Costco. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So they used the MCP and the SURE JELL pectins both and both were good. One was lower sugar if I remember well. There were a lot of opinions shared that night from lots of old timers who have done jams for decades so lots of good info was shared. But some disagreed with others on this and that. Especially how much sugar to add. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the strawberry jam was setting up we watched a demonstration on bread baking. This was her already put together bread rising in a low oven. I think she turned it on to 200 degrees and then turned the oven off and left door open for 30 minutes so oven was a bit warm. The bread rose perfectly as you can see. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gladys was a master bread baker. This is the bread just out of the oven. She sprays the top with butter flavored oil spray to make sure it stays soft and looked kind of glossy. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is her best wheat bread recipe. I tried making it and mind was kind of hard and bricky but I didn't have dough enhancer. I also didn't have bread flour. She used half bread flour and half wheat flour. I think that is what makes the difference. Her bread is half white half wheat. Also she didn't add the 9 grain cereal. It was just plain wheat bread. The dough enhancer makes the bread softer she told me later. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was so cute in her little apron. She offered to come over and help me make some wheat bread with her because I told her mine always turns out heavy and bricky. haha. She is so sweet. Like I'd let her into my messy kitchen. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She shared another great tip. She likes to use glass pans for baking because she can see the corners and she has been able to figure out just the perfect golden look to the bottom of the loaves so she knows they are done. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brown and white can in the front is the dough enhancer stuff. You can get it from the Bosch store. That's where I found mine. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We each got one of these little tubs of freezer jam to take home. They had put a little note on the top on a round sticker. So cute! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we all chowed down on homemade wheat bread hot out of the oven and freshly made strawberry freezer jam. OOOhhhh it was a yummy night! </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-16737868932406138242015-07-06T09:16:00.005-07:002015-07-06T09:21:52.210-07:00Rice Krispie Pops <br />
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Want to make a fun treat for summer backyard BBQs? This twist on the Rice Crispie Treat is so easy yet packs more of a punch for a kid's party. They just have a WOW factor! The recipe is easy too.<br />
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Here's how I made my cool Rice Krispie Treat POPS</td></tr>
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I looked on the rice crispy website for some creative things to do with rice crispy treats. I followed their recipe which is <a href="http://www.ricekrispies.com/#/recipes/rice-krispies-dipper-treats">HERE at the Kelloggs website.</a><br />
They had some cute pops using colorful Popsicle sticks. But I was out of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I buttered my hands and formed the rest into 4 balls. Then I dipped the ends of them into the melted white chocolate and sprinkled the colorful toppers on as well as some M & Ms for my Rice Crispie Treat Pops. </td></tr>
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I didn't have any Popsicle sticks so I cut some BBQ skewers and curled some ribbons and tied them on.<br />
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My older granddaughter said, "These are delicious!" So cute! They loved my little rice crispie treat pops. I love them! :-DAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-33992397481029809442015-06-29T16:32:00.002-07:002015-06-29T16:39:33.102-07:00Eight is Great! Fun Birthday Parties <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eight is Great! Marisa turned 8 years old! Woo Hoo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16px;">My Granddaughter Marisa's birthday and baptism celebration! Eight is Great!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dessert table at the luncheon party for Marisa Belle. I made a little heart Bundt cake just for her!</td></tr>
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This is the recipe I use for any chocolate cakes I bake. It is from All Recipes.com. This recipe has cream cheese and a pudding mix in it and mini chocolate chips. It is dense, rich and wonderful with cream cheese icing. It also has 4500 reviews with almost 5 stars. That is a good recommendations people!<br />
<a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/too-much-chocolate-cake/">HERE is the link. </a> You will not find a better chocolate cake recipe. It uses a boxed mix. My favorite boxed mix is Betty Crocker Supermoist Chocolate Fudge.<br />
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1 cube butter (1/2 cup)<br />
1 brick of room temperature cream cheese<br />
1 teaspoon lemon juice<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eight is Great! And a birthday party is too! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Miss Marisa is my sweet first grandchild. I love her so. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Aimee Ferre made this cute flag and I bought it at one of her sweet boutiques. I will use it when each of my grandkiddos turns eight! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eight is Great! It is a milestone birthday in the LDS church because it is the year you can get baptized too. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the first party Tiffany has had in her new home. It has the greatest kitchen with a huge marble island. I love it! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fruit platter. Make some of that yummy marshmallow fluff dip to go with the fruit.<br />
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I forgot to take pictures of Marisa opening gifts. But she got this really cute gift from my son and daughter-in-law Devin and Caitlin. It was a tiny tiny silver necklace that had an 8. I just LOVED it! How clever is that? I got her jewelry too; a pearl necklace and earrings. She got lots of cool loot. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved the entire day. Milestone Happy Days are so fun to spend with family. Yes they are. </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-68203600576037171792015-05-11T16:10:00.002-07:002016-08-10T10:55:30.787-07:00Strawberry Pie with Jello Glaze <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made some Strawberry Pie for my daughter and daughter-in-law for a Mother's Day gift today (it's a day late but they won't care.....cuz it is so good it's criminal! I use Jello for the easy glaze! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh Strawberry Pie with Jello Glaze...don't ya want a bite? Yes, you do! </td></tr>
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I love fresh strawberries and I had a ton I got from the market for $3.75 for a 2 pound package! What a deal!! So I bought 2 of them and made 2 <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">strawberry pies! </span>This recipe is so easy and it was <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">deeeeeeelish.</span> You make the glaze with <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">jello!</span> It is SOOOOOO <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">easy peasy.</span></b> <span style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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I'm gonna do some in<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b> peach</b></span> as soon as they are in season. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaches from my tree last year were so yummy. It is just now filled with pink flowery blossoms! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, not as pretty as this little Peach at her Spring dance recital! </td></tr>
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Here is Miss Megan being her cute, little, joyful self after the recital. So cute!<br />
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I like to make my pie crust with <span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;"><b>real butter</b></span>. It just tastes better to me, like a yummy <span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: large;">crescent cookie</span>. So try your crust with butter to see if you like it too.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>PIE CRUST INGREDIENTS.....</b></span><br />
I used 1 cube butter,<br />
cut in 1 1/3 cup of flour.<br />
Add 1/2 teaspoon salt<br />
3 Tablespoons ice water<br />
(I add ice cubes to the water...it just works better to have COLD water!)<br />
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Then I like to whisk it up mold it into a ball and roll it out on a large zip lock baggie. It just makes life easier <span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: x-small;">and I was out of waxed paper</span>. :D I rolled it out so it was about 1/2 inch bigger all around than the pie tin layed over it. Then I cut around it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">I rolled it out onto the gallon size baggie...you could use waxed paper too. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cuttin' around the upside down tin...1/2 inch bigger for the cute edging...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's so easy to flip the pie crust into the pan and peel off the baggie...then toss it! </td></tr>
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Making the beautiful edging is my fav part. Just pinch between your left thumb and your right thumb and forefinger to make the pointy peaks around your pie crust edge. Or opposite if you are a lefty. </div>
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While the crust was baking I did the glaze and cut off the tops of the strawberries and washed and dried them. The glaze is super easy.<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Strawberry Glaze Ingredients and Directions</b></span><br />
3/4 cup sugar<br />
1 cup of water<br />
2 tablespoons cornstarch Mix first 3 ingredients....<br />
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Put it in a saucepan on the stove till it is smooth and when it is bubbling....boil for about 2 minutes. Then take it off the heat.<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Add 1 small 3 oz. strawberry jello into the thickening syrup.</span></b><br />
Whisk it for a minute till it is dissolved and then put it in the fridge for 15 minutes to cool.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boil the syrup for about 2 minutes....It's a little bit thick...</td></tr>
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Then arrange the yummy strawberries with the pointy side up in the cooled pie shell. By the time I had the green tops cut off and them washed and dried, the glaze was cool! Pour the glaze over the top, coating each of the top strawberries. Then pop it into the fridge for a 1/2 hour until set.<br />
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It was delicious because the top of the crust was still crunchy cookie tasting. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">I hate pie crust that is all soggy Ug!</span> So we ate that baby up so fast!!! It was gone by morning. <span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Yum is all I can say. But I wish I had made 2 of em. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who says you can't have a piece of Fresh Strawberry Pie for breakfast...<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>NOT ME!</b></span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll be dreaming of this Strawberry Pie for awhile......mmmmm good! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">-Blueberry Crumble Muffins are my lastest wicked good sweet-treat! </td></tr>
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This recipe was rated really high on All Recipes.com. It had over 4000 ratings at an average of 4.7 out of 5 points. So you know it's a keeper. I get lots of compliments on these blueberry muffins when I make them. I add some sour cream and vanilla to mine which will make all your baked goods taste richer. Try these Blueberry Crumble Muffins tonight! Or make them this weekend for Mother's Day and give your mom a sweet surprise!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what your Blueberry Crumble Muffins look like before baking. I would add even more of the crumble on top next time. I loved the taste and texture of the baked crumble. </td></tr>
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<li data-grams="187.5" data-ingredientid="1684" data-role="recipe-ingredient" id="liIngredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="fl-ing">
<span data-mce-style="font-size: 10pt;" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1 1/2 cups</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">all-purpose flour</span></span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName"></span><span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">3/4 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">white sugar</span></div>
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<li data-grams="3" data-ingredientid="16421" data-role="recipe-ingredient" id="liIngredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="fl-ing">
<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1/2 teaspoon</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">salt</span></div>
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<li data-grams="9.2" data-ingredientid="2356" data-role="recipe-ingredient" id="liIngredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="fl-ing">
<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">2 teaspoons</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">baking powder</span></div>
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<li data-grams="73.33333" data-ingredientid="6379" data-role="recipe-ingredient" id="liIngredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="fl-ing">
<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1/3 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">vegetable oil</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">egg</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1/3 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">milk</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName"></span>1/3 cup sour cream</div>
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<li data-grams="81.33333" data-ingredientid="16278" data-role="recipe-ingredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">fresh or frozen blueberries (I put the batter in each muffin paper, then add about 8 blueberries so batter won't turn blue)</span></li>
<li data-grams="81.33333" data-ingredientid="16278" data-role="recipe-ingredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">1 teaspoon vanilla</li>
<li data-grams="81.33333" data-ingredientid="16278" data-role="recipe-ingredient" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong><span data-mce-style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;" style="color: blue; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">CRUMBLE TOPPING - mix in a small bowl</span></strong></li>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1/2 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">white sugar</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1/3 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">all-purpose flour</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1/4 cup</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">butter, cubed</span></div>
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<span class="ingredient-amount" id="lblIngAmount">1 1/2 teaspoons</span> <span class="ingredient-name" id="lblIngName">ground cinnamon</span></div>
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Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blueberry Crumble Muffins....These are sinfully delicious. And they are fast and easy to whip up. They go so fast you'll need a double batch if you have a family! Enjoy! </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-26022449022664442382015-04-18T16:10:00.000-07:002015-04-18T16:10:15.123-07:00Easy French Bread Baguettes<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">And here they are, hot out of the oven! French Baguettes are light and crispy! </span></b></td></tr>
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Awhile back I went to a great cooking class and listened to a master cook and teacher named<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> "The Food Nanny".</span> </span></b>She was just delightful and fun to listen to. She had so many food stories I could have listened to for hours. Here is her book. It is less than $20.00 on Amazon.<br />
ck out her book, she has such a great meal plan to help families eat dinner together and stay close!<br />
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I didn't have my purse with me so I didn't get an autographed copy of it! DARN! But I DID get her to take a picture with me, when I told her I had a food blog. Isn't she cute?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She's a mom and a grandma too! (and she loves being a grandma best!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She made pizza dough and french baguettes both in under an hour....</td></tr>
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Anyway, she gave us all this <span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>fantastic</b></span> recipe for <b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">French Baguettes!</span></b> It takes literally 5 minutes to make. She showed us this cool baguette pan too. I ran right over after the lunch class and bought one at Spoons and Spice..... my fav cooking gadget store. They are having a huge moving sale, so if you are in the Salt Lake City area check it out <a href="http://www.spoonsnspice.com/">at Spoons and Spice.</a><br />
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They had so many french bread pans to choose from and they were surprisingly CHEAP! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">My finished french breads.....Don't they look<b> great</b>? They are crunch on the</span><br />
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Then I went to work. A half hour later here were my baguettes. They taste just like a crusty french bread should. And no fat! She gave us all kinds of tips about meal planning that I thought were fabulous! In a nutshell here is her plan....<br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Sunday is traditional day...roast beef, chicken, those kinds of things.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Monday is Comfort food...chili, mac and cheese, easy stuff like casseroles....</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Tuesday is Italian night....she does all her pastas here...she has tons of varieties....</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Wednesday is Meatless night....soups, salads, fish, or breakfast for dinner, waffles, french toast, pancakes, bacon, etc. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Thursday is Mexican Night. Tacos, Enchiladas, mexican casseroles, burritos etc. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Friday is Pizza night and all the kids invite their friends over for her out of this world pizza varieties.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Saturday is Grill night. They do a lot of hamburgers or chicken on the grill.</b></span><br />
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Doesn't that sound fabulous and fun? I thought so too. Gotta give that plan a try. The thing she stressed, that I really liked was how she said it kept her family together while her husband flew planes in the military and later for an airline. He was gone a lot. She was like a single parent. And dinner around the table every night added structure to her day and a bonding with her kids. They still all come back for Pizza night. She has many gourmet types of pizza as you can imagine. Her favorite is arugula, fresh mozzerella, cherry tomatoes and olive oil on thin crust. I'll do that on a later post. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Then add the flour and salt and mix up with warm water....a little at a time until it is a nice ball....Then knead</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><b>Here are mine kinda kneaded and waiting to be put into the pan....took 5 minutes to make and roll! </b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: small;">I went over to Spoons and Spice to see if I could find a "Baguette Pan" </span></b></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.spoonsnspice.com/coupons.php">HERE is a page full of coupons to Spoons and Spice.</a> It's a really fun place to browse around if you are a foodie like me.<br />
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The food nanny makes this bread and gives it away for people's birthdays and special occasions. What a great gift idea and so quick. Who wouldn't love some hot french bread homemade by you?<br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1/2 Cup Warm Water</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 1/2 Tablespoons Yeast</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 teaspoon sugar</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 teaspoon salt</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3 1/4 cups flour add a cup at a time</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Add up to one cup warm water to get perfect consistency</span></b><br />
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Mix up first 3 ingredients in a small bowl and let sit for 2 or 3 minutes. (sugar feeds yeast so let it set awhile) Then in a separate bowl add salt and flour and add it to wet mixture, and then add the (up to 1 cup) warm water. Mix and then knead for a minute. Roll out in 2 loaves and lay them on greased baguette pan and let rest for 15 minutes under a towel (it will rise a bit). Then bake 450 for 15 minutes or until golden colored. This whole french bread takes about 35 minutes total to make and bake.<br />
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I was feeling my creativity too on Easter Sunday. I made this cool veggie and dip platter shaped like a spring scene. It was great with a ranch dip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I 2 fresh broccoli spears, a bag of carrot chips, a bunch of radishes, grape tomatoes and cucumbers. I had a half of a bell pepper I used up too. It was easy to lay it all out. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just slice up all the above veggies and use celery as the "stalks" of the plant scene. The radishes are the little red and white flower petals.<br />
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I had Mango salsa and tortilla and pretzel chips for all of the dips and dipsters!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> It was a guilt free and easy fresh veggie platter for our last day of Spring Break. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-43747494724478170072015-04-06T08:51:00.001-07:002015-04-06T10:40:13.313-07:00Easter Bunny Cupcakes We had a lot of fun yesterday having our family over for dinner and egg hunting and making Easter Egg Cupcakes.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With these Easter Bunny Cupcakes, the ears are a large marshmallow cut on the diagonal and dipped in colored sugars. </td></tr>
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I had 5 of my 6 grandkiddos there for Pin the tail on the bunny, and some bubble blowing too.
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We just had them close their eyes and they were pretty good about keeping them closed while they tried to find the bunny's behind.
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I loved watching the daddies help their youngest kiddos hunt for the eggs. It made me tear up a little. sniff...
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And my son in law is also a great dad. Here he is with his youngest and my only grandson. </td></tr>
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And I got a GREAT picture of all my grandkiddos after collecting all the eggs.
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Here are my two youngest grandkids hunting together. Aren't they sweet?
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And I loved seeing the kids hunting for eggs, playing games, creating and loving it. We are all artists. The kids love to be artistic and create beautiful things. It gives them a sense of pride to create, no matter how old they are.
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<script> document.write(unescape("%3Ca%20href%3D%22 http%3A//www.thecutestblogontheblock.com%22%20target%3D%22blank%22%3E%3Cimg%20 src%3D%22http://thecutestblogontheblock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/i-love-comments-free-blog-blogger-button-chic1.png%22%20border%3D%220%22%20/%3E%3C/a%3E")); </script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-77511346650099279852015-03-24T09:53:00.002-07:002015-03-24T10:03:36.423-07:00Farfalle with Lemon Garlic Alfredo SauceI love to eat pasta. I'm a pasta nut. I love the many different kinds of sauces I can make to go on it. And best of all; everybody in my family likes it too. It is sometimes hard to get little kids to like a new recipe. But if you feed them bowtie pasta, with this cheesy sauce, they will love it, I promise! I had my grandkids living with me for 2 months while their new house was being built, and they all loved it! And they were ages 7, 6 and 2. <a href="http://www.pattiesplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9881.jpg"><img alt="Pasta with Lemon Garlic Alfredo Sauce " class="wp-image-7127 " src="http://www.pattiesplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9881-e1427157898895.jpg" height="431" width="640" /></a> Farfalle Pasta with Lemon Garlic Alfredo Sauce<br />
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This dish has a light alfredo sauce with a hint of lemon. I usually put either spinach or broccoli florets in it with tomato and top it with Parmesan cheese. It is pretty easy and takes about 15 minutes total.<a href="http://www.pattiesplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9878.jpg"><img alt="I add carrots, chicken and spinach to my Farfalle Pasta with Lemon G" class="wp-image-7128 " src="http://www.pattiesplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9878-837x1024.jpg" height="640" width="522" /></a><br />
I add carrots, chicken, tomatoes and spinach to my Farfalle Pasta with Lemon Garlic Alfredo Sauce.<br />
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Boil your favorite kind of pasta in salted water. I usually throw the 2 chicken breasts in first and boil them if I don't have any grilled or rotisserie chicken. Boil the chicken for 6 minutes or so and cut them in fourths halfway through boiling, to be sure they cook through. Then add the pasta. I added a cup of baby carrots to mine at the same time. But I steam my broccoli in another pot. Cook until tender.<br />
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A good Alfredo Cream sauce has butter, cream and Parmesan Cheese basically.<br />
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While that is cooking, mix 1/4 to 1/2 cube of butter with 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup creme. Add a few shakes of Garlic Salt (My favorite is Johnny's from Costco). Then add 1/4 cup of sour creme. If you like lots of sauce double this. It is kind of evenly 3 parts butter and cream and I usually put in a dollop of sour cream just to make it creamier. Then shake on 1/4 cup of the Parmesan cheese and about then the pasta should be done.<a href="http://www.pattiesplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9861.jpg"><img alt="Add some French Bread and a side salad if you have a crowd. " class="wp-image-7130 " src="http://www.pattiesplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9861-1024x691.jpg" height="432" width="640" /></a> Add some French Bread and a side salad if you have a crowd.<br />
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Cut the chicken pieces into bite sized pieces, and then just spoon out the pasta with a large slotted spoon into the bowl with all the cream and cheese. The carrots go in too and then the spinach chopped up. I use just a handfull of spinach, like 1/2 cup. Toss lightly. Add the juice from about 1/3 a lemon. It is about 1 1/4 tablespoons.<br />
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Add seasoning salt (Again, I like Johnnys). Add pepper and parsley flakes. Add the steamed broccoli or fresh, chopped spinach last while tossing. It is also good with some additional Parmesan cheese sprinkled over each serving.<br />
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<li>A package of your favorite pasta (farfalle, fettucine, etc.) boiled and drained</li>
<li>1/3 cup butter </li>
<li>1/2 cup cream </li>
<li>1/4 cup sour cream (a dollop or two)
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<li>1 1/4 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice </li>
<li>1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese (plus extra per serving if desired) </li>
<li>1 cup baby carrots </li>
<li>1/2 cup fresh spinach OR 3/4 cup steamed broccoli florets </li>
<li>2 chicken breasts diced up into bite sized pieces </li>
<li>1/3 cup of grape tomatoes (put in just before serving) </li>
<li>1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon Johnny's garlic seasoning (shake some on and then taste) </li>
<li>A few shakes of parsley flakes for color
Pepper to taste </li>
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It is a full meal and if you want less calories just skimp on the sauce or water it down with milk instead of sour cream. It is yummy and filling. I serve it with french bread and fruit. It is one of our family's favorites.
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Pasta with Lemon Garlic Alfredo Sauce is a great weeknight meal.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-77175321838621658432015-03-21T07:00:00.000-07:002015-03-21T12:40:32.392-07:00Soft Homemade Pretzels<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I love those to get one of those soft pretzels from the Pretzel Shack in the mall. Their soft pretzel bites and pretzel dogs (mini pigs in a blanket) are soooooo yummy I had to try to make some at home!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">They took some time but were easy to make, and VERY light and soft. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I found a Homemade Pretzels recipe that would be great for a March Madness treat for the men who are glued to the bigscreen T.V. It is from Smitten Kitchen <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/02/knotted-and-stacked-disappearing-acts/">HERE. </a> She adapted her recipe from Martha Stewart's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I looked at 3 more recipes and read comments for about an hour. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I looked up recipes on the Food Network and All Recipes.com.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I chose this recipe because of all the positive comments. It is from the FOOD NETWORK. It is Alton Brown's recipe and there was also a video. The link is </span><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-soft-pretzels-recipe/index.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">HERE.</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I watched a few you tubes on pretzel making and Martha Stewart had a video too. Those are THE BEST ways to learn how to cook something! You tube videos!! </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I adapted this one after making it. My recipe has a little more sugar and less salt. And I did not bake mine as long. I like them lighter and soft, not hard on the outside so I added DOUGH ENHANCER POWDER.</span><br />
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DIRECTIONS FOR SOFT PRETZELS<br />
Start by <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mixing the warm water and sugar and then sprinkle on the yeast packet. Let it sit until it is foamy. They call that "proofing" the yeast, it will take 5 minutes. Then add the salt and melted butter and put your dough hook on your mixmaster. Add a cup of flour to start. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Dough Enhancer </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">makes bread softer and doughier. You can get it from Bosch bread making supply store. </span> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; text-align: -webkit-auto;">They were easy and yummy and kinda fun! </span></td></tr>
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Soft Pretzels (my recipe adapted from Alton Brown)<br />
1 package instant dry yeast<br />
1 1/2 cups warm water<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar<br />
1 1/2 teaspoons salt<br />
4 Tablespoons melted BUTTER<br />
1 teaspoon dough enhancer (optional for softer pretzels)<br />
4 1/4 cups all purpose flour<br />
Mix, knead, let rise for an hour, then roll out and make your pretzels. Place on parchment paper on cookie sheets and bake for 6 to 7 minutes at 425 degrees. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now we are ready to roll the pretzel dough out.....it has puffed up quite a bit....</span></td></tr>
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<dl class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="margin: 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Always use <span style="color: red;">less</span> flour to start on any bread recipe. Then slowly add in by cupfuls. This dough was smooth, not really very sticky at all. </span></dl>
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<dl class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="margin: 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then place dough ball in an oiled pan and cover for an hour to let it rise. Then I rolled it out on my surface. Make a big rectangle shape. My dough was about 1/2 inch thick, maybe a little less. </span></dl>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I rolled pretzel dough into a rectangle.....</span></td></tr>
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<dl class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="margin: 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Get your pizza cutter and cut the dough down the middle, then 2 more times to make 4 sections. Then cut each section into 3 or 5 strips, depending upon how large or small you want your pretzels. </span></dl>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cut Soft Pretzel Dough into 4 sections with a pizza cutter, and then cut each section into 5 skinny strips....to make 20 pretzels.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If it is for a party I recommend the 5 strips. This will give you 20 good, 3 inch bite sized pretzels. If you do the larger (palm sized thick pretzels) 3 strips will make 12 big and soft 5 inch pretzels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Here were my ingredients....and my cute new RACHEL RAY PAN! It is oval, and orange, with a soft, rubber handle and with a pour spout. SO CUTE right? I love her stuff! I got it on sale at J. C. Pennys! Only $15 bucks and I had a 20% off coupon if I opened a charge (yes I'm a sucker for a coupon!). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">They take less than a minute each in the hot water bath...just like a bagel!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I played with my dough making all kinds of shapes....it would be so fun for kids to do too! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh boy is this fun! I got about 3 cookie sheets full...About 20 pretzels....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh yeah....that's what I'm talkin about! I brought them to my classroom the next day<br />for our little cast party....we are doing 4 little fairy tale plays....I brought O.J. to go with them...yum! </span></td></tr>
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Little Smokies Hash Browns for breakfast today. Yummy-licious!<br />
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I love hash browns. I love going out to breakfast and getting pancakes and hash browns. They are my favorites! But today I just stayed home and made my own breakfast skillet creation; Hash Browns with Peppers and Little Smokies.<br />
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Ore Ida Potatoes O'Brien is the start of a yummy skillet breakfast.<br />
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I start with the Potatoes O'Brien. They are cubed hash browns with onions and peppers. Then I added a handful of Little Smokies sliced up. I put them in a hot skillet with some olive oil and fried them up for 5 minutes. Lastly I added a few slices of fresh avocado<br />
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I added some fresh, sliced pears, strawberries and mini oranges called CUTIES and toast. It was a yummy breakfast. I love fresh fruit now that we have so many in season.<br />
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It was a yummy breakfast. The hubs even thought so too!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-34696169328915074402015-03-16T15:59:00.002-07:002015-03-16T15:59:50.282-07:00Pantry Organization Part 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm on a roll organizing my house this year. I've been working on purging the kitchen of all the extra clutter, and buying Lazy Susan's to keep all my stuff organized that I am keeping. I'm starting now on the pantry organization.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantry Organization After Picture. Now all my vinegars and sauces have a home in the pantry. It is much easier to see what is there. Also, there is a limit to how many can go on each Lazy Susan. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pantry Organization Before Picture.....not so pretty. I have so many canned goods that I have to sort and make a place for. So this is my March challenge. Organize the pantry and make it look neat and tidy. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found containers for the puddings and the jellos. It makes them easier to sort and to see what I have too. I like how it turned out. Baskets are cheap to buy at a thrift store and you can get all sorts of sizes for a buck. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I lined up all my cake and brownie boxed mixes onto a shelf that we will call the baking shelf. It will house all my flour, sugars and baking tools. They are all organized now on their own shelf. Such an improvement! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To this Kitchen Organization....check it out <a href="http://weekdaychef.blogspot.com/2015/01/kitchen-organization-week-1-purge-junk.html">HERE at Weekday Chef. </a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished! Pantry Organization looks great! At least this first shelf! Now on to the canned goods!<br />
Check out my January post on kitchen drawer organization <a href="http://weekdaychef.blogspot.com/2015/01/kitchen-gadget-organization.html">HERE.</a> </td></tr>
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I LOVE these finger lickin good pork chops. I use the thicker pork chops from Costco and coat them and fry them in a little olive oil before backing them in this tasty gravy. They come out super tender and delicious. My family loves them! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span id="goog_1300238927"></span><span id="goog_1300238928"></span>PORK CHOPS IN MUSHROOM GRAVY <br />
4-6 pork chops<br />
A few shakes of Lawry's Season Salt<br />
A few shakes of pepper. <br />
1 cup flour<br />
1 egg<br />
1 cup Italian Seasoned Bread Crumbs (optional for more of a coating)<br />
Roll chops in egg then in flour. Then repeat for a thicker coating or dip in bread crumbs if you want a crispy, thick coating. I just lightly floured mine after dipping in a whisked up egg. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy.....better than a pork chop on a stick! </td></tr>
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My hubs and I once went to a family reunion in Iowa to see all my relatives who are farmers back there. While we were there the Iowa State Fair was happening so we went to see one of the greatest State Fairs in the whole U.S.A. My hubs best memory? Eating a pork chop on a stick! He LOVES his pork chops. I love this recipe for cooking them. It is a great one to do with mashed potatoes because the gravy is so delicious you will lick it off your fingers, I promise! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just did a light flour dusting this time on my Pork Chops in Mushroom Gravy.If you like them with a thicker breading, just leave them setting in the flour for 10 minutes then season them and fry. The more flour, the thicker the breading is. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Bread the pork chops with egg mixture, dip very lightly in flour, and season with Lawry's seasoning salt and pepper.Then fry them up in some canola oil. <br />
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You could also bread them heavily in egg, then flour, then egg then flour again if you like that crispy chicken fried style of pork chop breading. I've done it both ways. <br />
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While they are baking in a foil covered pyrex 9 x 13 pan mix up the mushroom gravy with 1 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup, 1 cup of sour cream, 1/4 cup cooking white wine, and 3/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup sauteed mushrooms, and then season with pepper and a few shakes of Lawry's Seasoning Salt. I have used thick and thin pork chops with this recipe. If they are
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You don't need much salt as the soup is very salty already. Then pour
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Navajo Tacos with Indian Fry Bread is one of my favorite ways to use leftover chili you made the night before. It is a type of scone. You fry up or bake flat round pancakes of bread dough, and then top them with chili, cheese and your favorite taco toppings. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I start with a basic bread recipe for 2 loaves of bread. I use this one from allrecipes.com <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/amish-white-bread/">Here.</a> It is kind of a foolproof bread recipe that my family loves. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I rolled mine out pretty thick but if you like light Navajo Tacos, roll them thin like less than 1/4 inch. Flatten them into 6 inch round pieces with a rolling pin. Then put 1/4 inch Canola oil in a fry pan to medium temperature. I have an electric stove so I put mine to 5 them moved it more toward 6 later. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 16px;">One bread dough recipe will make about 8 Navajo Tacos. I used a 2 loaf recipe of bread and made about 14 pieces of Indian Fry Bread. Fry them up like a donut. But you will know one side is done when they start to bubble, like a pancake does. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Navajo Tacos are great meal to make when you have leftover chili at home. Fry up the Indian Fry Bread for about 2 minutes per side...... then lay out on a paper towel to drain excess oil. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fry up the dough in a frying pan with 1/2 inch of hot, canola oil. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then dry the Indian Fry Bread on paper towels to soak up excess oil. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the Indian Fried Bread....this would be good with honey and butter OR cinnamon and sugar on top for extra pieces. I do this with the leftover dough and make small "donut" twists. That's a fun thing for kids to do with the dough. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spread the warmed up chili on top of warm fry bread and add your favorite Mexican shredded cheeses and salsa or sour cream. Then add your toppings like tomatoes, lettuce, olives and avocados! Yummy! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I cut up all the veggies while the leftover chili was warming up on the stove......and then put them in individual bowls. Everybody just made their own Navajo Tacos. Some added salsa or sour cream to theirs. (I added both since I like them spicey). Depending on how spicy your chili is, it will not need salsa sometimes. </td></tr>
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And there you have it! Navajo Tacos are a great way to use up your leftovers from Chili Nights! You can also just <span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b>BAKE</b></span> the flattened dough pieces if you want to reduce the calories. We baked ours for about 8 to 10 minutes at a Girl's Camp one year. It was almost as good. :D</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 C warm water<br />1 T sugar<br />1 T Active Dry Yeast<br />1 t salt<br />3 T canola oil<br />2 1/2 to 3 Cups of white flour<br />2-3 Cups of mozzarella cheese, grated</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pizza Sauce (I use Prego with mushrooms)<br />Toppings of your choice for 2 large (12 inch) pizzas</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mix up all the ingredients. </span></span><br />
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Be sure you let the dough rest for 5 minutes, after you mix up all the ingredients and roll it into a ball. Then drop a bit of oil on each of the stones and rub it around before placing dough on the stone. If you made a super large pizza I usually bake it for about 6 minutes first before adding any toppings or sauce to be sure the middle will cook through and not be doughy. (I use a hot oven 450).<br />
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We did one pizza in pepperoni with mushrooms and olives.<br />
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The other one we did in canadian bacon and pineapple tidbits. Yum. That's my favorite. We left part of it just cheese pizza for the kiddos.<br />
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Once you spread the dough out evenly all over your two pizza pans or stones, then Pour 3/4 to 1 cup Prego sauce over the pizza. Then you can add 1 1/2 cups of the cheese on each pizza and your own choice of toppings. <br />
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Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in a 450 oven. When it looks ready and bubbly take it out and let it rest for 5 minutes before cutting into it with a pizza cutter. I usually try to do 8 to 10 pieces, making some large and some small for the adults and the kids. Then dig in brutha! It's done! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade Pizza is so much better than boxed pizzas from the supermarket. And it is just as good as the pizza shops make! Just be sure you use a good pizza dough recipe. That's the secret! </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06547483434934339240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324476559141576379.post-37241663977097698982015-02-07T09:00:00.001-08:002015-02-07T09:27:22.563-08:00Salted Caramel Samoa CakeWe had such a fun time watching the Super bowl on Sunday and having the family over for pulled pork sliders, side salads, and Salted Caramel Samoa Cake for dessert. It was so delish!<br />
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I made a regular chocolate cake in a sheet cake pan. But I doctored it up a little with some sour cream and a small box of chocolate pudding (dry) like I always do. Then I added 1/4 cube of butter melted to the batter. It makes it have a much richer chocolate taste. But the real hero is the caramel ice cream topping in the buttercream icing. Salted Caramel Samoa Cake was an idea swiped from the Girl Scouts Samoa cookies.<br />
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It is made with coconut, caramel and chocolate, just like Samoa Cookies. I used caramel ice cream topping in the deliciously delectable salted icing. I was eating it by the spoonful, I swear. I still dream about how<br />
yummy the icing was!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Salted Caramel Donut I got from Beyond Glaze was good. But not as good as the Salted Caramel Samoa Cake. Nope. </td></tr>
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It kind of reminded me of this Salted Caramel donut I had recently. Super yum![/caption]
The best part is you add toasted coconut to the Salted Caramel Samoa Cake icing, then add caramel bits or melted Kraft caramels, and then drizzle warm chocolate bark or chocolate chips melted in the microwave on top. It is the yummiest of cakes. My family all raved about it. And making it in a sheet cake pan really made it go a long way.
[n top of the Salted Caramel Samoa Icing It is a new favorite recipe of mine.<br />
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Here is how I did mine:
I used a regular chocolate cake boxed recipe and added a cup of sour cream and a small pudding dry mix to the batter and 1/4 stick melted butter. Everything else is just as the boxed mix calls for.
Then I greased a 13 x 18 one inch deep cookie sheet with Pam and poured the batter. I baked it at 375 for about 20 minutes. I bakes a lot faster because it is not a deep cake. Then I made up the icing. I got the recipe for the salted caramel buttercream from <a href="http://www.chef-in-training.com/2013/11/samoa-brownies/" title="Chef in Training ">Chef in Training</a>.<br />
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Here is her recipe for the<span style="color: #993300;"><strong> Salted Caramel Buttercream Icing</strong></span>: I tweaked the recipe slightly</h3>
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<li>1/2 cup butter, softened</li>
<li>1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping</li>
<li>2 cups powdered sugar (hers calls for 3 cups)</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li>1 teaspoon vanilla</li>
<li>2 Tablespoons milk</li>
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Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes to 25 minutes depending on your oven. It is a lot quicker because you are using that large sheet pan that is 1 inch deep.<br />
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et cake pan that is only 1 inch deep. Chocolate cake batter made richer with sour cream and a pudding mix and some melted butter. While it was cooling I made up the icing. Then I frosted it with the Salted Caramel icing. Oh my it is good. I kept licking the spoon and had to fight my granddaughter for the beaters.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Salted Caramel Samoa Cake icing is so decadent and delish! I was licking the spoon AND the bowl! </td></tr>
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Salted Caramel Samoa Cake Icing. It is so rich and delish! Then comes the real magic. I put 1 1/2 cups of coconut into a non-stick fry pan and toasted it for about 4 minutes watching it closely and turning it over and over with a spatula. Lay it out on a plate to cool. Then sprinkle it on the top of the Salted Caramel icing<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;"> Salted Caramel Samoa Cake<br /> </span> Then I microwaved the chocolate chips for 30 seconds and added a little bit of oil to thin them. I've used chocolate bark too. Either one works well with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of canola oil to thin it. Drizzle chocolate all across the cake back and forth. Then lastly get Caramel Bits or Kraft caramels and melt them down and add a little water for drizzling. OR you can just drizzle some Caramel ice cream topping over the drizzled chocolate. It was a great treat at the end of a Super Bowl Game to remember. Congrats to the Patriots who pulled it out at the last minute.<br />
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